Mexico

New US military-led group aided Mexico's hunt for 'El Mencho' cartel boss

The Joint Interagency Task Force-Counter Cartel, which involves multiple US government agencies, was quietly launched late last year with the goal of mapping out networks of drug cartel members.

Vehicles drive past a burning bus used as a roadblock by organized crime following a federal operation in which a government source said Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho," was killed, in Zapopan, Mexico, February 22, 2026.
National Guard members stand guard near a burnt bus set on fire by organised crime groups in response to an operation in Jalisco to arrest a high-priority security target, at one of the main avenues in Zapopan, state of Jalisco, Mexico, on February 22, 2026.

Mexican Cartel Nueva Generacion head 'El Mencho' killed during Jalisco military operation

Portugal returns three stolen artifacts to Mexico in handover ceremony at the Mexican Embassy in Lisbon, February 17, 2026.

Portugal returns stolen Mayan, Zapotec artifacts to Mexico in first-ever archaeological restitution

Owl carving above the entrance to a Zapotec tomb from 600 CE in the Oaxaca Valley, Mexico, February 14, 2026.

Zapotec tomb from 600 CE marks Mexico’s most ‘significant archaeological discovery’ in last decade


Flight grounding lifted at El Paso airport after Mexican drone alert

The action barring flights at a single US airport appears unprecedented, government officials said. After the September 11, 2001 attacks, the FAA barred all civilian flights across the United States.

 Carrier named airline of the year 2025 by AirlineRatings.com.

Mexican Foreign Ministry issues travel warning for Super Bowl due to ICE

Mexican tourists are advised to avoid causing disturbances due to fears that law enforcement may contact ICE.

ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on February 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. White House Border Czar Tom Homan announced Wednesday that 700 immigration enforcement personnel would be withdrawn from Minnesota, following weeks of operations and the fatal shooting of two p

'Almost nothing normal in US': Carney denies retracting Davos comments as US-Canada tensions rise

Trump reacted unhappily to Carney's Davos speech, saying Canada only existed because of the United States.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 20, 2026

Armed attack in Mexico’s Salamanca kills 11, Guanajuato officials say

Guanajuato is one of the most dangerous states in Mexico.

Members of the National Guard install a yellow police line at the crime scene where at least 11 people were killed and 12 more wounded during an armed attack at a football field in Salamanca, Guanajuato state, Mexico, on January 25, 2026.

FAA warns airlines on Central, South American flights of potential military actions

The FAA said it had issued Notices to Airmen covering Mexico and Central American countries, as well as Ecuador, Colombia, and portions of airspace within the eastern Pacific Ocean.

US Marine Corps F-35B, US Air Force F-35A, and US Air Force F-22 Raptor fighter jets parked on the apron at the former Roosevelt Roads naval base, after the US struck Venezuela and captured Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, January 4, 2026.

Mexican authorities extradite Roy Cuzin to Israel in UTrade investor fraud case

Israel’s State Attorney's Office confirmed the extradition of Roy Cuzin from Mexico in the UTrade investor fraud case.

An illustration of an extradition order and handcuffs.

Machado says she is heading back to Venezuela as Trump moves to shape post-Maduro transition

Trump appears to hope to work with interim President Delcy Rodriguez and other senior officials from Maduro's government, disappointing the opposition and contributing to the country's nervousness.

NOBEL PEACE Prize laureate and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado speaks during a press conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere, a day after the award ceremony, in Oslo, Norway December 11, 2025.

Leader of ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor sect extradited to Mexico, charged with human trafficking

Yoel Alter, who is suspected of holding a senior rank in the cult, was arrested for charges of organized crime and human trafficking in Guatemala in January at the request of Mexican authorities

Lev Tahor member Yoel Alter, 35, is escorted by Guatemalan police officers after being arrested at court in Guatemala City on January 24, 2025.

At least 13 dead, 98 injured after interoceanic train derails in Oaxaca, Mexico

Of those on board, 193 were reported to be out of danger, while 98 were injured, including 36 who were receiving medical assistance.

Mexican Army soldiers and Civil Protection members rescue passengers from the Interoceanic train that derailed in the Asuncion Ixtaltepec area on the route to Oaxaca, Mexico, on December 28, 2025.

Six killed as Mexican plane carrying burned 2-year-old crashes off Texas coast

The flight was part of a humanitarian mission to transfer the 2-year-old child for treatment in the United States. Two people survived the crash, and one was missing.

Austin, Texas on November 05, 2025.